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For me it's just, I have too many ideas, man. It's a problem, actually.

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It's called 'Dear White People,' but really, it's about these black characters and how they are involved or not involved in a racial scandal in ways that might surprise them and others, right?

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I think we are aware that post-racialism isn't real, right? I mean, I hope so. I kind of joke that we're post-post-racial.

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The downside of doing a multi-protagonist movie is that you don't get to service each character as you would if they were the central protagonist of the movie.

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Shonda Rhimes has figured it out, of getting multiracial casts on television and appealing to everybody.

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I want the Latino 'Do the Right Thing' to happen. I want filmmakers whose voices are not represented to get a shot.

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Everyone is very aware that, not only do we have a race problem, but it's so pervasive that it affects national and global politics on a scale that I don't think a lot of people imagined.

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One of the things that I love about Robert Altman's movies is that, really, a Robert Altman movie is just a bunch of short films about various people told at the same time.

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It's not new to attempt to vilify the minority that speaks about their oppression. That's not a new thing.

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Balance, I think, and self-care is something I want people to really take to heart.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: May 7th, 1983

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